The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program)assistsstate, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence,…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $500,000 to the City of La Crosse under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) on April 1, 2026.

The award funds training for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, improvements to GPS monitoring programs for pre-sentenced offenders charged with domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking offenses, and collaboration with the La Crosse County District Attorney's Office to identify gaps in prosecution of stalking and strangulation-related crimes. The city will conduct training and education for law enforcement and prosecutors on stalking and strangulation-related offenses, purchase thermal cameras to document strangulation injuries, and provide services and resources for sexual assault victims including investigation support.

Performance occurs in La Crosse, Wisconsin through March 31, 2029. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program)assistsstate, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims. The project would support the following activities: 1) training for sexual assault nurse examiners (SANES); 2) improvement of the global positioning system monitoring program for pre-sentenced offenders of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 3) collaboration with the LA crosse county district attorneys office to identify gaps in prosecution of stalking and strangulation-related offenses; 4) training and education for law enforcement and prosecutors on stalking and strangulation-related offenses; 5) purchase of thermal cameras to capture strangulation injuries; 6) services and resources for victims of sexual assault; and 7) sexual assault investigations.